%0 Journal Article %A Paul, Cinara %A Schöttker, Ben %A Brenner, Herrmann %A Holleczek, Bernd %A Friederich, Hans-Christoph %A Wild, Beate %T Predictors of health-related quality of life in older adults over a course of twelve years - Results from a large population-based study using a machine learning approach. %J International psychogeriatrics %V nn %@ 1041-6102 %C Cambridge %I Cambridge Univ. Press %M DKFZ-2025-01843 %P nn %D 2025 %Z epub %X The proportion of older people is growing dramatically, implying that predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults are of major interest within public health research.Analyses were based on the ESTHER study, a German population-based cohort study conducted in the federal state of Saarland, Germany. The study was initiated in 2000-2002 and included 9940 community-dwelling older adults recruited via general practioners. At the 8-year follow-up (2008-2010), 6071 active participants were offered additional home visits, of whom 3124 agreed to participate. These 3124 participants (mean age (SD) 69.6 (6.3) years; 52.6 %K Bio-psycho-social health care needs (Other) %K Health-related quality of life (Other) %K Longitudinal study (Other) %K Machine learning (Other) %K Older Adults (Other) %K Random forest (Other) %F PUB:(DE-HGF)16 %9 Journal Article %$ pmid:40908200 %R 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100141 %U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/304430